FORMER senior special adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, has advocated the introduction of the death penalty for corruption and economic crimes. He articulated his position in a a paper he delivered at the 16th Edition of the Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture, organized by the National Association …

This is good news for Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, as she won her second Grammy Award. Tems won the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammy Awards. She won the award with her song Love Me JeJe, beating Tomorrow by Yemi Alade, MMS by …

CANADA has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US, in a move that marks the beginning of a trade war between the neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set out “far-reaching” tariffs of 25%, affecting 155bn Canadian dollars’ worth ($106.6bn; £86bn) of American goods ranging from beer and wine, to household …

THE Federal Government says plans are ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months”. It, however, said that the planned increase needed to be balanced by subsidies for less-affluent electricity users. Bloomberg quoted the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, as giving this hint …

FORMER US president Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to his passing, Carter was nominated in the audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording category …

THE African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF) has called for collaboration and innovation in the 2025 operational year for it to achieve its stated objectives. Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, the interim chairman of the Forum in his New Year message to members over the weekend stated that this moment in the life …

Indonesia’s inflation rate was 0.76 per cent in January, 2025 official data showed on Monday, dropping sharply from a rate of 1.57 per cent in December and coming in below the lower bound of the central bank’s target range for the year. The rate in January was below analysts’ estimate …

THE Senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly COZA) Biodun Fatoyinbo had a double celebration as he marked his 50th Birthday ceremony and 25th wedding anniversary, In attendance were Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Bai Koroma (Nigeria and Sierra Leon) respectively, Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN and wife, Lady ( Dr ) …

UGANDA’S Supreme Court ruled on Friday that trying civilians in military courts is unconstitutional, a decision that brings immediate relief to opposition leader Kizza Besigye. The court ordered that all ongoing trials of civilians in military courts must stop and be transferred to civilian courts. ‘All charges or ongoing criminal trials …

TWO associates of Benin’s President Patrice Talon have been sentenced to 20 years in prison for their involvement in an alleged coup attempt in the West African nation. The court in Cotonou found the men guilty of ‘conspiracy against state security’ and ‘corruption of a public official,’ among other charges related to …